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Choline chloride

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

(2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium chloride

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3N(Cl)CH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
139.62
Beilstein:
3563126
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.75

biological source

synthetic (organic)

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥98%

form

crystals

mol wt

Mw 139.62 g/mol

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white

pH

5.0-6.5 (25 °C, 140 g/L)

mp

302-305 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

[Cl-].C[N+](C)(C)CCO

InChI

1S/C5H14NO.ClH/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7;/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

SGMZJAMFUVOLNK-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Choline chloride is a quaternary ammonium salt and associates with hydrogen bond donors (HBD). It is essential for the vital physiological functions and is used as a nutritional additive. Choline is a source of methyl groups for methyl-transfer reactions.

Application

Choline chloride has been used:
  • as a component of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) buffer and for choline uptake in cultured human neuroblastoma (SK-N-SH) cells
  • for choline standard curve generation for quantifying phospholipase D (PLD) activity
  • as a component of slice solution for the dissection of entorhinal-hippocampal brain slices

Substrates

Choline acetyltransferase substrate

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Choline: an essential nutrient for public health
Zeisel SH and Da Costa KA
Nutr. Rev, 67(11), 615-623 (2009)
Harvie P Portugaliza et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 14595-14595 (2019-10-12)
Transmission of malaria parasites from humans to mosquito vectors requires that some asexual parasites differentiate into sexual forms termed gametocytes. The balance between proliferation in the same host and conversion into transmission forms can be altered by the conditions of
Synthesis and characterization of choline chloride based binary mixtures
Abbas Q and Binder L
ECS Transactions, 33(7), 49-59 (2010)
Apoptosis of bovine granulosa cells: Intracellular pathways and differentiation
Carou MC, et al.
Acta Histochemica, 119(5), 462-470 (2017)
Determination of high-affinity choline uptake (HACU) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity in the same population of cultured cells
Ray B, et al.
Brain Research, 1297(11), 160-168 (2009)

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